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on the issue of the obama administration, during the 2008 campaign, president obama criticized the bush administration's treatment of detainees. candidate obama promised to close guantanamo and to reject torture without exception or equivocation. he also criticized the previous administration for executive secrecy, included repeated invocation of the state's secret privilege to get civil lawsuits thrown out of court and the promise to lead a new era of openness. the administration has fulfilled some of those promises, and conspicuously failed to fulfill others. in some cases because congress has blocked them, but in other cases for reasons of their own. as asa mentioned earlier, high- level secrecy surrounding the rendition and torture of detainees since september 11 cannot continue to be justified on the basis of national security. the authorized enhanced techniques have been publicly disclosed and the c.i.a. has approved its former employee's publication of detailed accounts of individual interrogation. ongoing classification of material documenting these practices serves only to conc
on the issue of the obama administration, during the 2008 campaign, president obama criticized the bush administration's treatment of detainees. candidate obama promised to close guantanamo and to reject torture without exception or equivocation. he also criticized the previous administration for executive secrecy, included repeated invocation of the state's secret privilege to get civil lawsuits thrown out of court and the promise to lead a new era of openness. the administration has fulfilled...
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we need to abolish obama education. [applause] education is too important for it to be governed by bureaucrats in washington taking away from parents and kids. and we need to champion school choice. [applause] theels civil rights issue of the next generation. i would like to see more democrats going and splange to young kids trapped in failing schools, young hispanic, young african american why they are willing to consign another generation to not have a fair and equal shot at the american dream. [applause] we need to stand with israel. [applause] but we need to stop sending foreign aid to nations that hate us. just two weeks ago, president obama canceled white house tours and sent $250 million to egypt. with no conditions, no strings attached, nothing focused on u.s. national security. he simply wrote a check. we need to get back to growth and opportunity. now, listen spreading the message that our policies work, their policies don't. that government control hurts those struggle technology make the american dream the i
we need to abolish obama education. [applause] education is too important for it to be governed by bureaucrats in washington taking away from parents and kids. and we need to champion school choice. [applause] theels civil rights issue of the next generation. i would like to see more democrats going and splange to young kids trapped in failing schools, young hispanic, young african american why they are willing to consign another generation to not have a fair and equal shot at the american...
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obama. mrs. obama did a very gracious thing. she could have hijacked it, but she said i want to, and have a conversation with laura bush. -- i want to come and have a conversation with laura bush. at first it was delightful, but secondly it was educational for the women who were there. to have these two women, rival parties, sitting and being very friendly with each other, was something that was a very wonderful example to present. their conversations about media coverage was basically -- it was nicer because they are well trained. but it was basically what abigail thought. >> michelle obama did say it didn't still feel a little bit like prison. >> that's a good example of why media coverage is so unfair. she was quoting martha washington. i said, martha washington said "prisoner," and i asked them if they feel that way. they laughed at it. it comes with the job. the somewhat hostile to the president press -- michel said the white houses a prison. it was very unfair. >> we are going to get questions in just a moment. we have two
obama. mrs. obama did a very gracious thing. she could have hijacked it, but she said i want to, and have a conversation with laura bush. -- i want to come and have a conversation with laura bush. at first it was delightful, but secondly it was educational for the women who were there. to have these two women, rival parties, sitting and being very friendly with each other, was something that was a very wonderful example to present. their conversations about media coverage was basically -- it...
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the last thing i want to say is about president obama. mr. president, we have heard what you said on climate. we have loved a lot of what you said, but mr. president, our question is -- what will you do? [applause] mr. president, what will you do when the tap water catches on fire because of fracking? what will you do when the arctic melts? what will your do when the rain forest dries up? mr. president, what will you do about the keystone xl pipeline? [applause] that is right, you hold the executive power of hope in your hand. write down these words -- i hold -- i reject the keystone pipeline. [applause] mr. president, join us. we will not be stopped. we are strong, we are powerful, we are building a clean energy future in our time. are we on the right side of history? are we on the winning side of history? [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] are we on the winning side of history? do we want president obama to [cheers and applause] join us? [cheers and applause] do we want obama to lead us? [cheers and applause] will we fight? will we
the last thing i want to say is about president obama. mr. president, we have heard what you said on climate. we have loved a lot of what you said, but mr. president, our question is -- what will you do? [applause] mr. president, what will you do when the tap water catches on fire because of fracking? what will you do when the arctic melts? what will your do when the rain forest dries up? mr. president, what will you do about the keystone xl pipeline? [applause] that is right, you hold the...
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our president obama. anythingt recognized to help us and our kids. also, i would like to know, what dreament came up with the ? come january, it will be martin luther king's birthday. , andi look at my dreams they say to dream that, i should have the dream. not being mean or anything. i want to know who came up with this dream act. thank you, and have a good day. guest: i don't know what the origins are. it was something that was debated during the previous presidency, during george bush's presidency. host: in 2006, president george w. bush delivered a primetime national address calling on congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform. i want to play a little bit of that and talk about the history of this issue. [video clip] >> tonight i want to speak directly to members of the house and senate. an immigration reform bill needs to be comprehensive. all elements of this problem must be addressed together, or none will be solved at all. the house has passed an immigration bill. the senate should act by
our president obama. anythingt recognized to help us and our kids. also, i would like to know, what dreament came up with the ? come january, it will be martin luther king's birthday. , andi look at my dreams they say to dream that, i should have the dream. not being mean or anything. i want to know who came up with this dream act. thank you, and have a good day. guest: i don't know what the origins are. it was something that was debated during the previous presidency, during george bush's...
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guest: eric holder hit on the same point barack obama hit on. but he hit on a bigger indictment of racism that barack obama did. these are the concerns of people raising black youth in this country. they will have to tack on lessons of an era that they thought was gone because the problems still persist. host: one of our viewers brought up the issue of the time and that was killed. this is the story from cnn if you want to get more information. two people were arrested. the 17-year-old will likely be charged as an adult. the 13-month-old boy was in an stroller being pushed by his mother. in tampa, florida, the democrats' line. caller: i have a few comments. obama said trent lott could have been -- trayvon could have been him 35 years ago. he could have suffered the same fate, too. people perjured themselves by saying the telephone call that ended with the shot was george zimmerman. we all know it was trayvon martin. george zimmerman was deciding whether to shoot or not to shoot. we all know that he shot. also, the case was lost and jury selectio
guest: eric holder hit on the same point barack obama hit on. but he hit on a bigger indictment of racism that barack obama did. these are the concerns of people raising black youth in this country. they will have to tack on lessons of an era that they thought was gone because the problems still persist. host: one of our viewers brought up the issue of the time and that was killed. this is the story from cnn if you want to get more information. two people were arrested. the 17-year-old will...
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it sure didn't take long for barack obama to show himself, the real barack obama. even before he was sworn into office, before his inauguration, the president launched an all out historic attack, a siege against our rights from gun bans to magazine bans to convoluted schemes of registration of every gun owner in america, from executive orders voted on by non-to vice presidential conventions and a flurry of legislative attacks to treaties to gut our second amendment. speeches and anti-gun rallies, media appearances and the heavy handed weight of the presidential bully pulpit. there is nothing the president will not do to get something, anything through congress to advance his agenda to destroy our second amendment, nothing. so far, thanks to you and millions of americans all over this country just like you, that is exactly what president obama has gotten, absolutely nothing. [applause] a lot of men and women in the u.s. house and senate have stood up to the president and they have defended our freedom. they have taken a lot of heat from the president, michael bloomb
it sure didn't take long for barack obama to show himself, the real barack obama. even before he was sworn into office, before his inauguration, the president launched an all out historic attack, a siege against our rights from gun bans to magazine bans to convoluted schemes of registration of every gun owner in america, from executive orders voted on by non-to vice presidential conventions and a flurry of legislative attacks to treaties to gut our second amendment. speeches and anti-gun...
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that's followed by a look at president obama's national security strategy and legacy with authsandor "new york times" national security correspondent david sanger. then fundraising and spend fog the 2014 and 2016 election and it is role of outside spending groups, like super p.a.c.'s, dave levinthal is our guest. "washington journal," live every morning at 7:00 a.m. astern here on c-span. >> president obama held an end of the year press conference with reporters on friday. he addressed the healthcare law, negotiations about iran's nuclear program, and his chosen delegates to the sochi olympics. here's a quick preview. >> what was the message you were trying to send with not only your decision not to attend the sochi games, but also with the people you named to the delegation to represent the united states at those games? >> first of all, i haven't attended olympics in the past, nd i suspect that, you know, me attending an olympics, particularly the time when you've got all the other stuff that people is talking about, will be tough, although i would love to do t. i'll be going to a l
that's followed by a look at president obama's national security strategy and legacy with authsandor "new york times" national security correspondent david sanger. then fundraising and spend fog the 2014 and 2016 election and it is role of outside spending groups, like super p.a.c.'s, dave levinthal is our guest. "washington journal," live every morning at 7:00 a.m. astern here on c-span. >> president obama held an end of the year press conference with reporters on...
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president obama has today's climate and that's tough. barack obama is not bill clinton. barack obama if you watched him as i have and i'm sure you have the last few years, he loved being the chairman of the board he doesn't really enjoy the nitty-gritty of being the c.e.o. and running the country. bill clinton was very detail oriented. when i was a senate chief of staff he'd be working the phones cons tavently and knew the nuances of legislation. thanks to a georgetown grad who is now the chief of staff to the president, you know, he's been starting this routine by inviting the member of the house and senate to dinner but it's a little too late. you have to have built those relationships in the first term in order to build on that. and he hasn't. can it work? it can work but it's difficult to pick up when you're starting now. plus he, i don't know if you saw "the new york times" magazine section article, it was a few years back, it was too psychological for me but it talked about his upbringing and how his relationship or not relationship with his father affected his dea
president obama has today's climate and that's tough. barack obama is not bill clinton. barack obama if you watched him as i have and i'm sure you have the last few years, he loved being the chairman of the board he doesn't really enjoy the nitty-gritty of being the c.e.o. and running the country. bill clinton was very detail oriented. when i was a senate chief of staff he'd be working the phones cons tavently and knew the nuances of legislation. thanks to a georgetown grad who is now the chief...
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president obama? >> you have to continue and fight for these policies after election day. that is why people are so frustrated. talk is cheap. you have to walk the walk. i think he will follow through. we are going to try to make sure more politicians follow through. >> you feel president obama hasn't? >> do i think president obama could have done more? yes, but let's look at the playing field he has been dealt. it's not like he has a utopian playing field, and we have a house and senate saying, let's work together. they have done everything they can to stymie what he stood for. they defy the will of the american people. what kind of democracy is it when you defy the will of the people you're there to represent? whether it is minimum wage, social security, infrastructure, job creation, immigration reform, trade policy, the minorities support those, yet the minority position prevails because of a system awash with money. >> do we have a question? >> good morning. i with alliance for justice. you spend
president obama? >> you have to continue and fight for these policies after election day. that is why people are so frustrated. talk is cheap. you have to walk the walk. i think he will follow through. we are going to try to make sure more politicians follow through. >> you feel president obama hasn't? >> do i think president obama could have done more? yes, but let's look at the playing field he has been dealt. it's not like he has a utopian playing field, and we have a house...
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[cheers] do we want president obama to join us? [cheers] do we want obama to lead us? [cheers] will we fight? will we give up? [cheers] will we win? will we win? [cheers] are you ready to march? [cheers] to the white house? [cheers] well, then let's go. [cheers] ♪ \ >> start marching right now. when you come back, cousins on the white house. [indiscernible] ♪ >> let's go, let's go. ♪ ♪ >> people gathered on the national mall for the forward on climate rally, getting ready to march the fairly short distance to the white house now. one of a number of rallies being held in a number of cities across united states, including states where there are proposals to run the keystone xl pipeline expansion. independents and others and call in, just picture to meet your television and if you have called for the past biggio with the past 30 days, give someone else a chance. -- and if you have called within the past 30 days, please give someone else a chance. kansas, your thoughts? caller: so thrilled to see people care. there are some people in kansas, but the governors reall
[cheers] do we want president obama to join us? [cheers] do we want obama to lead us? [cheers] will we fight? will we give up? [cheers] will we win? will we win? [cheers] are you ready to march? [cheers] to the white house? [cheers] well, then let's go. [cheers] ♪ \ >> start marching right now. when you come back, cousins on the white house. [indiscernible] ♪ >> let's go, let's go. ♪ ♪ >> people gathered on the national mall for the forward on climate rally, getting...
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who has been hurt by the obama economy? who have been the losers under the obama economy that of the most vulnerable among us? they are younger people, hispanics, african-americans, single moms. those are the ones pushed into part-time work, losing their health care. as republicans am a we should be championing opportunities for people who are struggling. [applause] what is the fight over obama care about? let me share with you a couple of stories. shannon from toledo, ohio, roads wrote that both her husband and her are machinists. our insurance premiums have doubled already in our due to go up dramatically for 2014. our hours have been reduced. my son has a part-time job as a server. in the past, he was able to work up to 35 hours a week. a month ago, he was told he could only work up to 25 hours a week as a direct result of obamacare. in our family, 100% of the working people are seeing a negative outcome due to obama and his fancy laws. please continue to fight. here is another story from texas. my name is rigo. i am a s
who has been hurt by the obama economy? who have been the losers under the obama economy that of the most vulnerable among us? they are younger people, hispanics, african-americans, single moms. those are the ones pushed into part-time work, losing their health care. as republicans am a we should be championing opportunities for people who are struggling. [applause] what is the fight over obama care about? let me share with you a couple of stories. shannon from toledo, ohio, roads wrote that...
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you can also make the argument that obama led on obamacare. that he led the country and fought for the bill, although i think there are people in the senate who would tell you they are the ones who did all the hard work. it is a very interesting challenge to figure out when you are leading a nation into some sort of a policy, and when you are a nation that does not want to go and it is a fine line. if you are dragging a nation that does not want to go, you will be in trouble. >> on the next "washington journal" the latest on the budget negotiations between the house and the senate with robert bixby. after that, and jeffrey young talks about the role of medicaid and the health care law. and they look at how personnel cost it into the overall budget at the defense department. is liveton journal" every day at 7 a.m. eastern on c-span. tomorrow the british prime minister david cameron and members of the house of commons the offered tribute to south african president nelson mandela who died on thursday at the age of 95. spanhave live coverage on c-
you can also make the argument that obama led on obamacare. that he led the country and fought for the bill, although i think there are people in the senate who would tell you they are the ones who did all the hard work. it is a very interesting challenge to figure out when you are leading a nation into some sort of a policy, and when you are a nation that does not want to go and it is a fine line. if you are dragging a nation that does not want to go, you will be in trouble. >> on the...
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president obama was sworn in to a second term. i guess what made the news is beyonce apparently lip synced throughout the inaugural. not as widely reported was the fact that president obama did as well. who knew that his teleprompter could play music? we saw this week an ode to liberalism, unabashed, unapologetic, i have to say sitting there it occurred to me somewhere the sea must be rising now. and it is easy for us as conservatives to look at the november election and that exultant, unabashed embrace of the left and to have a moment's despair. let me say this room is critical to preventing that to happen. "national review" has a long, long history of standing athwart history and yelling "halt." we can stop this. we can turn it around and in fact i am right now incredibly, incredibly optimistic, as they say, it's always darkest before the dawn, that we are on the verge of a rebirth of conservativism. \[applause] so what do we do? how do we make that happen? let me talk at two different levels. short-term and long term. short ter
president obama was sworn in to a second term. i guess what made the news is beyonce apparently lip synced throughout the inaugural. not as widely reported was the fact that president obama did as well. who knew that his teleprompter could play music? we saw this week an ode to liberalism, unabashed, unapologetic, i have to say sitting there it occurred to me somewhere the sea must be rising now. and it is easy for us as conservatives to look at the november election and that exultant,...
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obama got him. historians will show that barack obama was vigilant in the world of terror, just as vigilant as george w. bush, but had a different strategy of how to do it using drones and special ops instead of sending in the troops the way president did. host: you talk about the legacy of franklin roosevelt. this is a tweet from a viewer. how will the president's environmental legacy read? guest: one national park was created under the obama administration. it was a monument, and got upgraded to park status in california. there have been a number of executive orders signed by barack obama creating national monuments. one was for munro in virginia. the san juan islands. he created the first federal park in the state of delaware and harriet tubman -- at. tubman's -- at harriet tubman's home where she lived. cesar chavez's home and compound in california, where chavez lived. it is less of a ledger of things he has done in that regard. it is trying to educate the country about climate change and how e
obama got him. historians will show that barack obama was vigilant in the world of terror, just as vigilant as george w. bush, but had a different strategy of how to do it using drones and special ops instead of sending in the troops the way president did. host: you talk about the legacy of franklin roosevelt. this is a tweet from a viewer. how will the president's environmental legacy read? guest: one national park was created under the obama administration. it was a monument, and got upgraded...
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obama. why wait? picking the right actor to play obama, that was a challenge. we never got his transcripts. they say he is kind of aloof. i need someone to become barack obama. it turns out the answer was right in front of me all along. daniel day-lewis. [laughter] he nailed it. >> it took a while. hello, ohio. i love you back. let me be clear about that. [laughter] >> once we had daniel to play >> i never could've played joe biden. [laughter] >> trying to understand his motivation. what makes him tick? >> i would be mad all the time, but i am not. [laughter] >> remarkable transformation. do i really sound like that? groucho marx once said, senator cruz, that is groucho marx, not karl. the other guy. he once told an audience, before i speak, i something important to say. along those same lines, i want to close on a more serious note. there has been no shortage of news to cover over the past few weeks. the suspense and very hard days for many of our citizens. even as we gather here tonight, our thoughts are not far from the people of boston and the people of wes
obama. why wait? picking the right actor to play obama, that was a challenge. we never got his transcripts. they say he is kind of aloof. i need someone to become barack obama. it turns out the answer was right in front of me all along. daniel day-lewis. [laughter] he nailed it. >> it took a while. hello, ohio. i love you back. let me be clear about that. [laughter] >> once we had daniel to play >> i never could've played joe biden. [laughter] >> trying to understand his...
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is that what obama will do if congress votes no? i do not know what obama will do. he has not been as clear as president bush was about his commitment to proceeding your respective of what congress does. going back to the red line, the iranians are trying to assess how determined the u.s. government is to prevent them from achieving a nuclear weapon. things could play out pretty badly on syria in a way that would reinforce doubts in tehran about how serious the united states is and how much they have to worry about the military option on the u.s. side. >> there has been a great deal of apprehension and the arab world about the seriousness of the united states in terms of its willingness to play the leadership role in that part of the world. so this is going to compound that concern until we find ways to clarify that in ways that make it really clear. >> i will get into the historical part. on the red lines, there is a lot of suggestion about the syrian red line. it was mentioned that three american presidents have suggested that iran in possession of nuclear weapons
is that what obama will do if congress votes no? i do not know what obama will do. he has not been as clear as president bush was about his commitment to proceeding your respective of what congress does. going back to the red line, the iranians are trying to assess how determined the u.s. government is to prevent them from achieving a nuclear weapon. things could play out pretty badly on syria in a way that would reinforce doubts in tehran about how serious the united states is and how much...
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obama pulled a bill clinton political move, says israel tamang. from our twitter page, there is this comment. stewart's joining us from great britain. good morning. caller: i had to go back to what your current spokesman is saying about obama being in a box. i have been watching what is happening in british parliament all this week. do you think that obama is going into this expecting he's going to lose, and is getting himself on the hook that he doesn't want to be on? despite the complexity of everything you have been describing, this has become a simple political problem for obama, and his way of dealing with it is, if i go to the house or the hill, i know i could not get them to agree because they will vote on -- against almost anything i want? guest: very good question. you could describe this as a win-win or win-draw for the president. to view a president's decision about foreign policy in the congress as just being a politician does not quite understand the nature of foreign policy or politics. all presidents are politicians. a good deal of
obama pulled a bill clinton political move, says israel tamang. from our twitter page, there is this comment. stewart's joining us from great britain. good morning. caller: i had to go back to what your current spokesman is saying about obama being in a box. i have been watching what is happening in british parliament all this week. do you think that obama is going into this expecting he's going to lose, and is getting himself on the hook that he doesn't want to be on? despite the complexity of...
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president obama was sworn into a second term. what made the news was beyoncÉ apparently lip-synched throughout the inauguration. not as widely reported was the fact that president obama did as well. who knewr][applause]> that his teleprompter could play music? we saw an old to liberalism, unabashed, unapologetic, and it occurred to me, somewhere, the seed must be stopping rising right now. it is easy for us as conservativeswe saw an old to le november election, to look at that exultant, unabashed embrace of the left, and to have a moment's despaired. let me say this room is critical to preventing that from happening. the national review has a long history of standing before history and yelling halt. we can stop this. november electionwe can turn it. in fact, i am right now, incredibly, incredibly optimistic that together, as they say -- it is always darkest before the dawn -- we are on the verge of a rebirth of conservativism. [applause]so, what do we do? how do we make that happen? let me talk at two different levels, short-ter
president obama was sworn into a second term. what made the news was beyoncÉ apparently lip-synched throughout the inauguration. not as widely reported was the fact that president obama did as well. who knewr][applause]> that his teleprompter could play music? we saw an old to liberalism, unabashed, unapologetic, and it occurred to me, somewhere, the seed must be stopping rising right now. it is easy for us as conservativeswe saw an old to le november election, to look at that exultant,...
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this happened because of the strength, the wisdom, the courage of president obama. this guy right here, vice president joe biden [applause] and our great secretary of state, john kerry. we reached this agreement with the international community to secure and dismantle by 2014 and we did not lose one american life. that is leadership, folks. that is leadership. once again, republicans of threatening to shut down the government or default on the debt unless we dismantle obama care. as one of the principal authors of the affordable care act, i do not know whether to laugh or cry at that. republicans have now voted 40 times to repeal of the affordable care act. folks, the good news for these republicans is that obsessive compulsive disorder is covered under obama care. [applause] [laughter] even better news is that the affordable care act is already working for all americans and as you know, next month we start sign up, ending the denial of coverage for all children based on pre-existing conditions. following abuses from insurance companies, such as giving canceled, it
this happened because of the strength, the wisdom, the courage of president obama. this guy right here, vice president joe biden [applause] and our great secretary of state, john kerry. we reached this agreement with the international community to secure and dismantle by 2014 and we did not lose one american life. that is leadership, folks. that is leadership. once again, republicans of threatening to shut down the government or default on the debt unless we dismantle obama care. as one of the...
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bush and god bless president opera obama. -- barack obama. i have been teaching at ivy league universities for more than 30 years. i qualify as having the key value of an ivy league professor which means i can speak for five minutes or two hours on any subject with no essential change in content. [laughter] before you hear from my betters on this panel, let me inflict 10 or 12 minutes or so of my thoughts about our topic for this evening, fate, the white house, and the public square and i will offer four sets of points. the first point i would make is that today, faith-based is not only a term associated with a white house office that is soon to be 14 years old and a faith- based, more importantly, is a permanent part of the public discourse about religion, policy, and civic life. in the half dozen or so years that are seeded the establishment of the office, small but intellectually and ideologically and religiously diverse cadre of policy wonks and opinion leaders came together. what happened was that we trumpeted a fact, a fact that was hid
bush and god bless president opera obama. -- barack obama. i have been teaching at ivy league universities for more than 30 years. i qualify as having the key value of an ivy league professor which means i can speak for five minutes or two hours on any subject with no essential change in content. [laughter] before you hear from my betters on this panel, let me inflict 10 or 12 minutes or so of my thoughts about our topic for this evening, fate, the white house, and the public square and i will...
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once the electorate has moved with obama or the democratic party has moved with the obama to generation x maybe they might go back for hillary, but what they go back for joe? don't know. if hillary clinton does not run, i refuse to believe we are ever going to see an open contest for democratic contest nomination with an all male field. do you see kristin gillebrand, elizabeth warren? who else might you see? i think there will be a compelling argument for someone not in washington, a governor. martin o'malley, andrew cuomo. or brian schweitzer from montana. someone who says i have never worked in washington, i am not part of the cesspool in washington. you see that out there. a lot of permutations of where it may go, but all built on the questions that have to be answered up front. the republican party is a question of how many times can you cut up the center right in the sense of -- i do not know how one what exactly measure this, but ted cruz, rand paul, rick perry, scott walker, marco rubio. chris christie? i think he would be a formidable general election candidates. i am not sure h
once the electorate has moved with obama or the democratic party has moved with the obama to generation x maybe they might go back for hillary, but what they go back for joe? don't know. if hillary clinton does not run, i refuse to believe we are ever going to see an open contest for democratic contest nomination with an all male field. do you see kristin gillebrand, elizabeth warren? who else might you see? i think there will be a compelling argument for someone not in washington, a governor....
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sincere is a 26% increase obama first took office. knowing that we have these difficult fiscal environments and you are talking about the fiscal cliff issues and the ethical the of sequestration, why can't we support a simple 2% reduction? why is it that you are always suggesting -- >> the overall discretionary spending with of the bca is being driven to the lowest level since the eisenhower administration. >> your time has expired. >> i think the gentleman. -- i thank the gentleman. >> thank you for being here. you will be sorely missed. i would also like to try graduate the president for being the adult in the room. , we look at his budget don't have a purely democrat jeb it or a fairly republican bridget -- democrats budget or a fairly republican budget. it tries to bridge the gap. the president goes after deficit to -- deficit reduction by going to the sequester that would would cost us 750,000 jobs. >> absolutely not. the sequester is terrible policy. it was never meant to be of limited. it was meant to be so terrible that it wou
sincere is a 26% increase obama first took office. knowing that we have these difficult fiscal environments and you are talking about the fiscal cliff issues and the ethical the of sequestration, why can't we support a simple 2% reduction? why is it that you are always suggesting -- >> the overall discretionary spending with of the bca is being driven to the lowest level since the eisenhower administration. >> your time has expired. >> i think the gentleman. -- i thank the...
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that's not an obama or romney or anybody's unique particular vision. that is the vision of the creation of our country, is to have an economy that was not a bar bell economy with a tiny group in the middle and a lot of poor people or some well off people, but to have more of a bell curve economy where there is a large number of americans that can be in the middle class and have the benefits of a middle class life, a chance to have their children do as well or better than them. that is one of the fundamental goals, the end goals. the second end goal is that people in our country who work hard and take responsibility can work with dignity, raise their children with dignity and retire with dignity. third, that we are a country where the accident of your birth does not overly determine the outcome of your life. so, of course, nobody more than me will get lost in the difficult issues of pay fors and offsets and budget totals, et cetera. but it is very important for us to step back and remember that all of those measures have to be measured against whether i
that's not an obama or romney or anybody's unique particular vision. that is the vision of the creation of our country, is to have an economy that was not a bar bell economy with a tiny group in the middle and a lot of poor people or some well off people, but to have more of a bell curve economy where there is a large number of americans that can be in the middle class and have the benefits of a middle class life, a chance to have their children do as well or better than them. that is one of...
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barack obama's vision for america. or kentucky's. the obama crowd does not like it. kentucky's voice is often the voice of opposition to the obama agenda. i am proud of that. that is why every liberal in america, every liberal in america is out to beat us next year. you know, the liberals are worried because it just as i predicted, obamacare is a disaster for america. [applause] i fought them every step of the way, every step of the government takeover. and we stand up to their war on coal. look, as long as i am in the senate, kentucky will have a voice. [applause] all of these liberals, come down here to push me around, they are not going to get away with it, are they? rand paul, ed whitfield, and i take the fight every single day. let me give you an example. a few months ago, the liberals decided that you cannot fish below the dams below the river anymore. well, i rounded up the group and we got together with ed whitfield and rand paul and you can still fish below the dams. we stopped them. [applause] in the beginning of the year, they tried to raise taxes on every
barack obama's vision for america. or kentucky's. the obama crowd does not like it. kentucky's voice is often the voice of opposition to the obama agenda. i am proud of that. that is why every liberal in america, every liberal in america is out to beat us next year. you know, the liberals are worried because it just as i predicted, obamacare is a disaster for america. [applause] i fought them every step of the way, every step of the government takeover. and we stand up to their war on coal....
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obama. if he were here -- president barack obama. if he were here, one of the things his administration did was -- that money was supposed to trickle down to small businesses to help them through this difficult economic time in the nation. there was a report that came out, i guess a year or so ago, out of the ohio state university, that talk specifically about the fact that in the african-american and -- african-american community, that money had not trickled down to small business. i wonder if you have similar information about whether or not it trickle down to latino american business. >> a lot of that money did not go to small business or infrastructure or opportunities for those small businesses to get more capital. a lot of times, small businesses feel they can take their a lot of -- take care of a lot of these issues themselves if they have a more friendly environment. there are a lot of issues that affect all small businesses. the amount of taxes they are paying. that's important. a l
obama. if he were here -- president barack obama. if he were here, one of the things his administration did was -- that money was supposed to trickle down to small businesses to help them through this difficult economic time in the nation. there was a report that came out, i guess a year or so ago, out of the ohio state university, that talk specifically about the fact that in the african-american and -- african-american community, that money had not trickled down to small business. i wonder if...
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president obama, speaker , -- speaker boehner, all have said we should do this. why would we reform medicare, affecting millions of seniors and not consider scaling back tax breaks to exxon mobil? alan greenspan said they are tax entitlements every bit as medicare might be. we ought to be willing to look at all the tax expenditures. if we just reduce the tax expenditures in the budget 55%- -- by five or six percent, it would create enough revenue coupled with an equivalent amount on the spending side. we could do significant work to draw the deficit down. all of my comments have basically been about one thing. i do not a view finding compromise impossible, just doing our job. when i was governor, i had divided houses for two years and two republican years. always passed very different budgets. but we found compromise that kept our government open and kept us with a aaa bond rating, and other states do exactly the same. if bicameral state legislatures all over the united states can do this year in and year out, why can't we? we have not done a budget conference in
president obama, speaker , -- speaker boehner, all have said we should do this. why would we reform medicare, affecting millions of seniors and not consider scaling back tax breaks to exxon mobil? alan greenspan said they are tax entitlements every bit as medicare might be. we ought to be willing to look at all the tax expenditures. if we just reduce the tax expenditures in the budget 55%- -- by five or six percent, it would create enough revenue coupled with an equivalent amount on the...
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i do not mind obama. i am a republican, but personally i do not care. when it comes to my kids and grandkids, i hate the fact that obama is spending them into oblivion like he is. on immigration, i do not care -- i do not care what they do with the people in this country, as long as they secure the borders and they get no benefits. the house kind of ticked me in the butt when we did the sandy bill and it went from $11 billion for the east coast to $70 billion is everybody had to have their pork. as far as the irs, if lerner wants to take the fifth, she can pack her bags and get out and never come back. was are my comments. i will take your comments off the air. guest: he is absolutely right about lois lerner. the more we have reached into her past, the more we wonder about what her political motivations are. guest: i agree with what the caller said. if we are going to have an immigration bill, we've got to make sure that we are smart about order control, although i think we have to make the gate or so more people can come in legally, and i think he is r
i do not mind obama. i am a republican, but personally i do not care. when it comes to my kids and grandkids, i hate the fact that obama is spending them into oblivion like he is. on immigration, i do not care -- i do not care what they do with the people in this country, as long as they secure the borders and they get no benefits. the house kind of ticked me in the butt when we did the sandy bill and it went from $11 billion for the east coast to $70 billion is everybody had to have their...
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president obama has been able to get signature bills through, everything from obama care to his latest immigration bill and the vast majority of the president's executive and judicial nominees have all been confirmed. it is a very minor loss rate that is no worse or different than that of prior presidents like president bush or clinton. he has had 201 judges confirmeded including two supreme court nominees, 29 have been confirmed this year alone, 38%. if that is a blockade, it is mighty poor. this is a serious subject but i have to put a personal note in here. i laughed at one point yesterday during the coverage of the debate. there was a discussion ongoing at the time of president obama's recess appointees to the national labor relations board which the district of columbia court of appeals found to be unconstitutional because the senate was not in recess at the time. excusing these appointments, senator reid said they were necessary at the time because they were due to the unconscionable delay in the consideration of the nominations of the nominees by the minority. it is interesting
president obama has been able to get signature bills through, everything from obama care to his latest immigration bill and the vast majority of the president's executive and judicial nominees have all been confirmed. it is a very minor loss rate that is no worse or different than that of prior presidents like president bush or clinton. he has had 201 judges confirmeded including two supreme court nominees, 29 have been confirmed this year alone, 38%. if that is a blockade, it is mighty poor....
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obama as an ape. there's no controlling that. the first ladies are becoming, i think fair game for all the nastiness that richard talked about and hate radio. >> i think they've always been there. i think the new media as ratcheted it up. adam scott was eviscerated in the press. eleanor roosevelt, -- >> i thought had wanted to borrow her dress. >> i guarantee you that somebody is going to download this from c-span. they're going to edit something out to change the intent of what we say -- >> i hope they will. >> only you richard. >> if the women and the men who inherit this position live their life by that, they will spit on the people who came before them. because the courage that it takes to live in this bubble, to assume this pressure and always feel inadequate not just in terms of how can you support your spouse but how can you support this country. is an act of heart-sucking courage. if we don't give credit for these women for accepting that responsibility and realizing that they're influential i
obama as an ape. there's no controlling that. the first ladies are becoming, i think fair game for all the nastiness that richard talked about and hate radio. >> i think they've always been there. i think the new media as ratcheted it up. adam scott was eviscerated in the press. eleanor roosevelt, -- >> i thought had wanted to borrow her dress. >> i guarantee you that somebody is going to download this from c-span. they're going to edit something out to change the intent of...
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since president obama, we have added six point 4 trillion to the debt. the truth is, it will take to parties to get us out of the mess. the american people expect us to work together to do it. so what are the big challenges that we faced? i think senator graham talked about them. one of them is going bankrupt in 2020 six. the mandatory spending piece of what we spend dollars on is two thirds of federal spending. cbo outlook in the next 25 years looks worse for our nation, not better. in fact, those important programs i just talked about, mandatory spending, entitlement programs -- they will squeeze out discretionary prayer 80s we also care about, defense infrastructure and education, so if we do not take on the larger challenges, then the people relying on the programs are not getting a service, because they are important for the nation and important to many of my constituents and others relying on them for secure retirement and future. so my hope is that we can lay a foundation for the country. because if we do not get at the underlying fiscal challenge
since president obama, we have added six point 4 trillion to the debt. the truth is, it will take to parties to get us out of the mess. the american people expect us to work together to do it. so what are the big challenges that we faced? i think senator graham talked about them. one of them is going bankrupt in 2020 six. the mandatory spending piece of what we spend dollars on is two thirds of federal spending. cbo outlook in the next 25 years looks worse for our nation, not better. in fact,...
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. >> obama. >> bush. >> i was going to say obama. >> expand. >> i think at the moment there is an interesting issue that is getting broader attention, and that is access to the white house. collectively we have not told our own story well in terms of traditional news media. and i say traditional, i do not mean in the sense of where you get it. i mean in the sense of reporting the news of the day without a lot of opinion attached. i think the issue of access, is the white house allowing coverage for official function, bill signing, things where finally this happened. it was taken by an employee of the white house, not a group of news photographers or journalists were able to independently attend an event, cover an event, and people say what in the world -- it is a picture, what do you expect? are you trying to do something that would make any president look bad? if the president is signing a bill that is part of the function, swearing in a new cabinet official, meeting with the world leader, i think those are the events of the office that should have coverage. they used to have more coverage.
. >> obama. >> bush. >> i was going to say obama. >> expand. >> i think at the moment there is an interesting issue that is getting broader attention, and that is access to the white house. collectively we have not told our own story well in terms of traditional news media. and i say traditional, i do not mean in the sense of where you get it. i mean in the sense of reporting the news of the day without a lot of opinion attached. i think the issue of access, is the...
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barack obama was created by god just like you and me. because of the color of his skin, people hate him, they call him muslim or whatever. just like i tell the people in my church, how can you call the president a racist, somebody they hate, somebody they see on tv. i joined the army when i was 17 years old. i volunteered when i was 17. my brother went to vietnam. i did not get to go to vietnam. they discharged me. i am 62 years old, i have been on disability for 30 years that -- 30 years. i want to get off of it and go to work. they kept sending me to the hospital. they put pig valves in my heart. host: james, what would you like our guest to address? what do you want to ask him? caller: i just want to ask him why they are against a black president we have in the united states? guest: let me first say, james, i am a minority. my parents came from the philippines, immigrated here for better opportunity. in general, i am glad to see people, regardless of their race or creed or whatever, getting more involved in politics and just this deba
barack obama was created by god just like you and me. because of the color of his skin, people hate him, they call him muslim or whatever. just like i tell the people in my church, how can you call the president a racist, somebody they hate, somebody they see on tv. i joined the army when i was 17 years old. i volunteered when i was 17. my brother went to vietnam. i did not get to go to vietnam. they discharged me. i am 62 years old, i have been on disability for 30 years that -- 30 years. i...
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we are sitting here with obama care as a sideline. it is going forward, everybody in this chamber knows that the president wouldn't sign it, it is not going to the senate, and that train has left the station. but what we need to be doing is getting down, i heard my friend from indiana talk about real things. the appropriations committee, if they were given real spending limits and time on the floor and regular order, these are accomplished distinguished people who care about the integrity of government. and they could work it out. the quickest way to do it is if the republican leadership would allow a conference committee on the budget. this is what has handcuff the appropriations committee is they are operating under this unrealistic, ideological and we can get down to cases. it doesn't have to be this hard. stop thear order work, sideshow. >> the gentleman's time has expired. for what her this is the gentleman from kentucky seek recognition? >> i yield to minutes to the gentleman from colorado, mr. gardner.
we are sitting here with obama care as a sideline. it is going forward, everybody in this chamber knows that the president wouldn't sign it, it is not going to the senate, and that train has left the station. but what we need to be doing is getting down, i heard my friend from indiana talk about real things. the appropriations committee, if they were given real spending limits and time on the floor and regular order, these are accomplished distinguished people who care about the integrity of...
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i get yelled at on twitter from people who like obama, who don't like obama. i think everybody sort of -- people here are trying to do this job and i don't think there is a close relationship, i sad earlier. i don't think there are people who are always trying to push an agenda, some people may be are. i think journalism is pretty good right now. i read a lot of it and i think it is good. i think. if people read a lot of sources and pay attention they will be pretty educated on what is going on. guest: i'm speaking for myself and hopefully for the rest of to doess corp. we we try serious journalists and we welcome the criticism of what we're doing. host: "the washington post" blogger says the republican party must get over ronald reagan to remain a force in national politics. the headline is tear down this icon. it says the g.o.p. needs a new poster child. jennifer looks at who the new icons could be of the republican party, some those who are hallenging the long standing i ideas, including marco rubio and paul ryan. where is the republican party in terms of t
i get yelled at on twitter from people who like obama, who don't like obama. i think everybody sort of -- people here are trying to do this job and i don't think there is a close relationship, i sad earlier. i don't think there are people who are always trying to push an agenda, some people may be are. i think journalism is pretty good right now. i read a lot of it and i think it is good. i think. if people read a lot of sources and pay attention they will be pretty educated on what is going...
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the 26-year-old coverage which was required under obama care. but that this is exactly the point. you didn't promise us that if we politicians like your policy, we're going to let you keep it. you said if you like your policy, can you keep it. there were a lot of people that wanted to buy policies that cost less and that didn't have lifetime caps lifted. there are a lot of people that wanted to buy that didn't cover their 26-year-old. you didn't let us do that. and that is the problem. we are smart people. we can make our own decisions. we don't need the government telling us what we have to have. and that is the biggest complaint i get from idahoans, from americans saying why are you politicians and washington, d.c. constantly telling us what we should do for ourselves? and that's the basic problem of all of this. whenever you try to socialize in the industry, nationalize an industry like it's been done here, it's never worked. it's been in tried in all sorts of countries and it never works. it's not going to work here. well, let me go over a c
the 26-year-old coverage which was required under obama care. but that this is exactly the point. you didn't promise us that if we politicians like your policy, we're going to let you keep it. you said if you like your policy, can you keep it. there were a lot of people that wanted to buy policies that cost less and that didn't have lifetime caps lifted. there are a lot of people that wanted to buy that didn't cover their 26-year-old. you didn't let us do that. and that is the problem. we are...
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president barack obama will visit our country. this is a fantastic opportunity to relaunch the relationship and will set the tone for the coming four years. it wilalso prove crucial to harness the deep energy of our partnership moving forward in the decades to come. i am confident the shared goodwill, commitment, and transition will lead us there. thank you very much. i look forward to our comments. thank you very much. [applause] >> thanks, ambassador. you set the table for a terrific discussion here this afternoon. coming out to get perspective from the u.s. side, particularly on immigration, is one of our great experts on immigration in this country. this is someone who has been thinking about immigration issues since the carter and administration, who joined the clinton administration, served for seven years, as commissioner of the service. since then, she has been at the migration policy institute and has continued to lead the discussion in a progressive direction on immigration issues. it is fair to say, doris, in the time y
president barack obama will visit our country. this is a fantastic opportunity to relaunch the relationship and will set the tone for the coming four years. it wilalso prove crucial to harness the deep energy of our partnership moving forward in the decades to come. i am confident the shared goodwill, commitment, and transition will lead us there. thank you very much. i look forward to our comments. thank you very much. [applause] >> thanks, ambassador. you set the table for a terrific...
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you said that president obama was not very strong. i believe and i applaud president obama for everything he has done. he stayed engaged. he got united nations involved. russia is involved. he is still trying to degrade the capacity of assad and his with the weapons. support of nations. from your point of view, could you get back to the republicans and work on the debt ceiling and sequestration? >> thank you. i think we are hearing about four questions. >> very briefly, i do not know what will happen. spending bills originate in the house of representatives. i really do not know what will happen. we have seen the movie before of shutting down the government. a liberal said that this idea of demanding the repeal of obamacare was a suicide note on part of the republicans. i agree with what was said. look, this president and i have a relationship that i value. we work together on immigration reform, tried to get the debt issue under control. i supported him on the initial action when syria -- there is no -- i have a cordial relationship
you said that president obama was not very strong. i believe and i applaud president obama for everything he has done. he stayed engaged. he got united nations involved. russia is involved. he is still trying to degrade the capacity of assad and his with the weapons. support of nations. from your point of view, could you get back to the republicans and work on the debt ceiling and sequestration? >> thank you. i think we are hearing about four questions. >> very briefly, i do not...
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president obama said he did not know any of this stuff was going to happen. he said that he had no idea that these problems were coming. we had kathleen sebelius come and say that everything was ready to go. here is the issue -- if you outlaw the kind of insurance people actually have, they won't be able to keep those plans. they passed a law three years ago to outlaw the kinds of insurance that people have in -- and they are surprised that people don't have them? we talked about that in the 2010 elections. we talked about it in the 2012 elections. we heard all of the soaring rhetoric and all of these problems and now we see what is happening. the way i see it, there are only two explanations. either they were being dishonest or they are just incompetent. frankly, i don't know which one is the worse. i think the left -- i think they are learning a pretty valuable lesson here. i think the valuable lesson that we are learning here, unfortunately, with all the human collateral damage with the obamacare debacle is that you don't shut out the opposition. you don't
president obama said he did not know any of this stuff was going to happen. he said that he had no idea that these problems were coming. we had kathleen sebelius come and say that everything was ready to go. here is the issue -- if you outlaw the kind of insurance people actually have, they won't be able to keep those plans. they passed a law three years ago to outlaw the kinds of insurance that people have in -- and they are surprised that people don't have them? we talked about that in the...
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the second point i would make, president obama to the o.m.b. made this sequester much harder than it needed to be. he had the choice of doing two things. he could make the sequester agency-wide, which means program specific, or he could make it just to the department, and let them meet the goals. he chose to make it specific. so it would exert the most pain on the most people so that he could win the battle of increasing spending. that's what he did, through the o.m.b. so they had a choice. and your department probably would not have got a cut at all, had he made a choice to do it the smart way, the way a pursuedent person would do it. they did not do it. they went to buy department. by line item, by facility. so the problems we have sequester -- we have the problems we have with sequester because of the choice that the president made to make it as painful as possible. >> senator coburn. will you please explain to the audience what obama did has to do with using the office of personal management to contemplate the health care needs of the stati
the second point i would make, president obama to the o.m.b. made this sequester much harder than it needed to be. he had the choice of doing two things. he could make the sequester agency-wide, which means program specific, or he could make it just to the department, and let them meet the goals. he chose to make it specific. so it would exert the most pain on the most people so that he could win the battle of increasing spending. that's what he did, through the o.m.b. so they had a choice. and...
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they do not want to vote for president obama. but at least he went and talked to them and about them. we did not do that. we marginalized them. --st and foremost, we need first and foremost, we need to reject the idea that if we build to becoming, everybody will be fine. -- if we build the economy, everybody will be fine. most people have holes in their boats. we need to talk about people who have holes in their boats. we all do. we all need help from each other. [applause] the second inc. as we be to talk less about the culture area -- thing is we need to talk less about the culture. the people who do this is who do not want to talk about culture in the first place. as a result, do not engage as we have and this party. i will give you an example. when i was running for president, i went to a breakfast to some the wealthiest backers in new york. i sat down at this breakfast and they grilled me for half an hour on my moral and cultural position. i stopped and said you have other candidates appear area did you ask them the same que
they do not want to vote for president obama. but at least he went and talked to them and about them. we did not do that. we marginalized them. --st and foremost, we need first and foremost, we need to reject the idea that if we build to becoming, everybody will be fine. -- if we build the economy, everybody will be fine. most people have holes in their boats. we need to talk about people who have holes in their boats. we all do. we all need help from each other. [applause] the second inc. as...
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when president obama needed a respected leader to oversee his transition, he again turned to him. whenever i need advice, either on grand strategies or day to him astics, i turn to well. he is our indispensable man and oneone who has carried cap his shoulders for so long. i am deeply grateful to him. i know the voice of god introduced him, but i think we should also show our appreciation to him. [applause] we have been discussing what it means to be a progressive in america and the world for years now. we may have different experiences and backgrounds, but values thatet of animates our work and our lives. the values of justice, freedom, opportunity, and equality that everyone the world over deserves to have in their lives and their society who deserve to have the chance to live up to their god- given potential to participate fully in the economic political social lives of the places where they were born and live. and so when you look at these values and how much of the united states had to do in thrusting them into human and nurturing them and protecting them for so many years now
when president obama needed a respected leader to oversee his transition, he again turned to him. whenever i need advice, either on grand strategies or day to him astics, i turn to well. he is our indispensable man and oneone who has carried cap his shoulders for so long. i am deeply grateful to him. i know the voice of god introduced him, but i think we should also show our appreciation to him. [applause] we have been discussing what it means to be a progressive in america and the world for...
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and because of barack obama, washington is broken. they've proven nearly incapable of solving the most basic problems facing america. so i think it's time to send a lot of these issues to the 30 governors in our country t republican governors in our country that have proven the ability to solve big problems, balance budgets, speak to republicans, democrats, independents. we've had great success in our party. unfortunately sometimes we do a real lousy job bragging about it but there is a shining star in louisiana and somebody that is going to be a great partner moving forward and making sure that we bin a big race in new jersey and a big race in virginia. and the head of that effort and a partner of mine moving forward is the great governor of louisiana. please welcome him. [applause] . >> thank you very much. thank you for that very warm welcome. thank you for that generous introduction. >> i understand you've got a barn burner of an election coming up tomorrow. i sure hope you make it though. and just one piece of advice as you start
and because of barack obama, washington is broken. they've proven nearly incapable of solving the most basic problems facing america. so i think it's time to send a lot of these issues to the 30 governors in our country t republican governors in our country that have proven the ability to solve big problems, balance budgets, speak to republicans, democrats, independents. we've had great success in our party. unfortunately sometimes we do a real lousy job bragging about it but there is a shining...
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or the people on the right sake obama -- the people on the right said obama is not born here. therefore anything that is said about anyone on the right is fair. these comments about calling republicans terrorist -- that's coming from the very top. host: we want to take you back to what then speaker newt gingrich had to say to then president bill clinton. but first, speaker boehner had this to say. [video clip] >> i was at the white house the other night and listened to the president some 20 times explain he was not going to negotiate. listened to the majority leader of the united states senate say he was not going to talk until we surrendered. than this morning i get the wall street journal out and they say we do not care how long this lasts because we are winning. this is not some damn game! the american people do not want their government shutdown and neither do i. all we are asking for is to sit down and have a negotiation and bring fairness to the people under obamacare. it is as easy as that. host: in the weekly standard fred barnes has this piece -- "boehner in charge, h
or the people on the right sake obama -- the people on the right said obama is not born here. therefore anything that is said about anyone on the right is fair. these comments about calling republicans terrorist -- that's coming from the very top. host: we want to take you back to what then speaker newt gingrich had to say to then president bill clinton. but first, speaker boehner had this to say. [video clip] >> i was at the white house the other night and listened to the president some...
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richardtial historian norton smith talks about president obama's second term in office and how others fared in the past. we look for your comments by phone and e-mail. >> i think radio is the longest and best form of media. rose read books the way i read books. it is revealing when an author has had their book read these days. they don't get many people who have read their books and know what they are talking about. it is rewarding to them. i love the interview on things that matter. some of which are old, but it is autobiographical. that makes my day. is an abundance of time. i can do so many things. >> next, discussion on race, gender, and the incarceration rate among women. of women's rights advocates, some who have been incarcerated themselves. this is 1.5 hours. this is an hour and 35 minutes. [applause] >> thank you. it is a pleasure to be here this evening. plentyout and see that are still worried about their grades and seeking extra credit. thank you to the professor for that lovely introduction. larger part of the campus intellectual project to gauge with michelle alexander's
richardtial historian norton smith talks about president obama's second term in office and how others fared in the past. we look for your comments by phone and e-mail. >> i think radio is the longest and best form of media. rose read books the way i read books. it is revealing when an author has had their book read these days. they don't get many people who have read their books and know what they are talking about. it is rewarding to them. i love the interview on things that matter. some...
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the obama administration has supported teacher evaluation. are there particular points that have been surprising or more severe? >> there is a reality. in one of your articles, he came to some of the same conclusions. it is hard. it is hard in a state like connecticut that had taken a backseat on reform for a long period of time. massachusetts had been on school reform for about -- their graduation rate went up at a time when ours went down by one 1.8%. we have turned that around already on the graduation rate. they have implemented a lot of things. when it comes to doing common core and making adjustments to some of the improvements, they have an easier life than we do. we are trying to do a lot more any much shorter period of time. it is not complicated because -- by not coming to the table, it is rather like freaking out on the garden hose. you want to hold people accountable. you want to to institute the core. that is a hard job. >> there is tension over nude teachers systems evaluations. metrics was a factor. i am curious how that has pl
the obama administration has supported teacher evaluation. are there particular points that have been surprising or more severe? >> there is a reality. in one of your articles, he came to some of the same conclusions. it is hard. it is hard in a state like connecticut that had taken a backseat on reform for a long period of time. massachusetts had been on school reform for about -- their graduation rate went up at a time when ours went down by one 1.8%. we have turned that around already...
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this has everything to do with obama. they have come to a point that everything is not working and they decided to go back. host: thanks, caller. guest: perhaps, there is some truth to what he is saying. we cannot say it is because of his race, which is what many on the left point to so they can shut down discussion. we let that someone who is an ideologue and has a vision with his country inconsistent with the founding of this country, you are going to have debates. for the caller to assist this is not what the country is about, this is exactly what the country is about. that is why we have a constitution. it is an operating manual. we need to have these checks and balances. for there to be people in our society who think the barack obama administration should come in and do whatever they want to do without any discussion and we have already seen results of what those ideas do, not just in our country, but abroad, that person is in deception. there are people who care about this country from a different perspective. host
this has everything to do with obama. they have come to a point that everything is not working and they decided to go back. host: thanks, caller. guest: perhaps, there is some truth to what he is saying. we cannot say it is because of his race, which is what many on the left point to so they can shut down discussion. we let that someone who is an ideologue and has a vision with his country inconsistent with the founding of this country, you are going to have debates. for the caller to assist...